I can tell you, there is nothing as good as a fresh oyster right out of the water, skillfully shucked and into your mouth! A little hot sauce, lemon, whoa! (I've spent a few too many hours at Harry A's myself! Love that place and their nachos.but that's another story for another day.) The Franklin County Seafood Worker's Association will be selling local seafood all night long. The Festival kicks off Friday evening the 10th at 7pm with Tropical-Rock entertainer, Gene Mitchell & Band across from local watering hole, Harry A's Restaurant & Bar.
George Island Lighthouse and other local non-profits. The Festival is one of our area's big annual fundraisers with proceeds going to support the St. Once they are anchored into place, the oyster Spats grow their shells. At this stage it is known as an "oyster Spat". Once its swimming stage is over, the larva extends its foot, settles on any solid object it can find, and cements itself into place. Regardless of its miniscule size, each larva has a tiny shell complete with muscle and a foot. The fertilized egg floats 7-18 days before settling, if they survive at all from being eaten by predators. An oyster sheds an average of one million eggs upon which small fish feed. What is an "oyster Spat"? It is a baby oyster! An oyster may spawn as either a male or a female, depending upon the salt content and temperature of the water when eggs, which look like a milky cloud, are normally released on an ebbing tide. Ours is an exceptionally beautiful and unique coastal area without high density condos, wall-to-wall people or traffic jams.
Franklin County includes the beaches of the Island and Carrabelle, Eastpoint where there are many oyster harvesters, and Apalachicola. George Island at a festival for the entire family to highlight the county's proud seafood industry and beautiful beaches. The OYSTER will be honored again, as it is annually, this October on nearby St. In fact, most of the USA's oysters come from our Apalachicola Bay. It is important to note that 90% of Florida's oysters come from our Franklin County Apalachicola Bay, harvested right here along the coast. This is truly small-town living, celebrating the treasures of local life to the fullest, perhaps made just a little better with a brew in hand. The project included Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School, Middlesex County Public Schools, Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Bay Design, Shores and Ruark Seafood, Friends of the Rappahannock, and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.I just love the Forgotten Coast lifestyle! There are so many fun and interesting things to do in the area. Green Fin Studio coordinated this project in partnership with the Urbanna Oyster Festival Foundation, and Christchurch School. This project is funded by a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. In this role, we created and maintained the Restore Urbanna Creek website, multimedia data management tools, social media outreach, community workshops, and a display at the Oyster Festival (including real-time water quality monitoring). Green Fin Studio led project outreach and communication efforts for this project. Students from Christchurch School and the Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School used this project as an educational tool to learn about water quality monitoring, reef building, and local restoration projects. The project also included community engagement through workshops on oyster gardening, dockside aquaculture, and voluntary best management practices for local homeowners and marina operators. 8 million baby oysters, called “spat”, were grown on shell and placed on these reefs to begin the population growth. In the Spring of 2015, two oyster reefs were constructed using recycled shells. The goal of the Restore Urbanna Creek project was to restore a thriving population of oysters to the Creek. Oysters are the cornerstone of a healthy ecosystem- they improve water quality by filtering algae and sediment, and provide habitat for small fish and crabs. When the native oyster population in the Creek began to struggle due to disease and historical overharvesting, residents joined together to Restore Urbanna Creek.
60,000 to 70,000 visitors attend the festival each year to celebrate the humble oyster.
Urbanna, Virginia is one of the oldest towns in America, and is home to the official Virginia State Oyster Festival – the largest oyster festival on the East coast. We have experience building websites for a wide variety of clients, including one we designed for the project Restore Urbanna Creek. We can also lead campaigns to engage with thousands of people, in person or through the web. Green Fin Studio can design special websites for campaigns, events, or permanent use.
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